CORONAVIRUS

With the pandemic inflicting a US$2.4 trillion hit on the global economy last year, this led to torrid times for tourism operators. This year, regardless of the many vaccination programmes, the economic picture is set to be equally dismal. Despite this, Klook – a Hong Kong-based travel booking unicorn – has invested strategically in developing its offer, with every expectation that tourism will top the wish lists of many in the post-Covid world. More

Chile, among the first to gain access to vaccines and to start a massive booster inoculation campaign, has recovered its GDP to the pre-Covid levels at record speed. This interview discovers how this liberal Latin American country with one of the world’s freest economies is navigating the global health crisis, and how its businesses are preparing for a post-pandemic recovery in partnership with their Hong Kong counterparts. More

Following enviable GDP growth last year, as well as encouraging economic performance in the run-up to its centenary, Turkey – a transcontinental nation located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia with a sizeable young population – is preparing its businesses for closer partnership with their Hong Kong counterparts in the post-pandemic era. More

The ongoing coronavirus crisis continues to upend global supply chains, threatening the hard-won gains made across the world in the fight against Covid-19. This research aims to bring traders up to speed with the challenges facing them regarding both the huge shipping backlog and the rising numbers of orders ahead of the peak shopping season; while also presenting a forward-looking perspective on the way to unlock the current bottlenecks. More